Newsweek: Russia's Little Cyber Green Men Versus the U.S. Digital Army
The United States is mired in a new kind of conflict with Russia, one in which non-state actors are launching cyber attacks under the cover of a digital smokescreen that complicates attribution and efforts to retaliate against the enemy.
In the eyes of the U.S. Intelligence Community, to a certain extent this enemy includes the Kremlin itself, but mostly it spans an array of shadowy groups whose direct association to the Russian President Vladimir Putin's government is suspected but not entirely clear, much less demonstrable.
But the intelligence officials Newsweek spoke to are certain about one thing: The situation works to Moscow's advantage. Their reasoning is twofold.
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WNU Editor: In this conflict my money is on Russia's "little cyber green men". They will be facing someone who will be target rich for them to attack in comparison to what the US will be facing.
